8mi Chapter 74 Sunset Town
Chapter 74 Sunset Town
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Lu Xuan changed into a neat black outfit, carried the Devouring Heaven Sword on his back, and left the room.
However, he was stunned as soon as he stepped out the door.
A graceful figure sat quietly in front of the stone table in the courtyard.
She was dressed in a light purple, tight-fitting samurai outfit that perfectly accentuated her graceful figure.
With her long hair standing on end, she looked dashing and heroic; she was none other than Su Qinghuan, the master of Baicao Pavilion.
Seeing Lu Xuan come out, Su Qinghuan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she got up to greet him.
"Your Highness, shall we depart now?"
Lu Xuan looked at her with some surprise.
"Sect Leader Su, what are you doing here?"
Su Qinghuan smiled slightly.
"Qinghuan has come here to accompany Your Highness to the Valley of Broken Souls."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan was taken aback.
"Sect Leader Su, do you know what kind of place that is?"
"That's a place where you're almost guaranteed to die."
"You are now at the Soul Platform Realm and the Pavilion Master of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion. Your future is limitless. Why risk going to such a deadly place?"
Although he and Su Qinghuan were partners, he did not want to drag her into this perilous situation where life and death were uncertain.
After all, this is his own private matter.
Despite Lu Xuan's rejection, Su Qinghuan did not comply.
"Your Highness is unaware of this."
"Back then, Qinghuan once went to the outer perimeter of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains with my master."
"Although I didn't go deep into the Valley of Broken Souls, I did linger at the entrance for a few days and have some understanding of the terrain and environment there."
"and……"
Su Qinghuan paused, then exuded an aura of Soul Platform Realm power no weaker than Lu Xuan's.
"I am not very talented, but I do have some ability to protect myself."
"The journey is long and fraught with danger. The more people there are, the more protection we will have."
"If Your Highness doesn't mind, let Qinghuan be your guide."
Upon hearing these words, Lu Xuan immediately understood.
It must be that old man Shen Qiansan was worried about me going alone last night, so he went to find Su Qinghuan and told her the whole story.
Su Qinghuan is also a grateful person.
After all, Su Qinghuan has now reached the Soul Platform Realm and can return to the Ziyang Sect at any time. There is no need for her to establish a relationship with the Crown Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.
He came here to repay the many times he had helped her.
Lu Xuan had no intention of taking advantage of the favor.
When everyone besieged the Prince Xiaoyao's mansion, Su Qinghuan stood firmly on my side.
Even when facing several experts at the Heavenly Origin Realm, Su Qinghuan did not back down.
"Old Shen, that guy, he really is..."
Lu Xuan cursed inwardly, but didn't show it on his face.
Since the other party is so sincere, there's no need to discourage them.
I'll repay Su Qinghuan when I have the chance in the future.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble Pavilion Master Su."
Lu Xuan nodded, no longer being coy.
……
The two traveled at breakneck speed for three days before finally reaching the edge of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.
This is just the outer area, but because it is close to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, the concentration of spiritual energy is much higher than that of the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty, thus attracting a large number of martial artists.
Over time, it developed into a small town.
Although it is called a town, its size is comparable to that of a small city, with wide streets, numerous shops, and bustling crowds.
"Your Highness, this is the largest gathering place for martial artists near the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains... Luoxia Town."
Su Qinghuan pointed to the bustling crowd and began to introduce the place.
"This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, from all walks of life, and it tolerates everyone."
"They either go into the mountains to hunt monsters or search for medicinal herbs, and then come here to trade what they have obtained."
"Therefore, you can often find some unexpected good things in the local markets."
Lu Xuan nodded upon hearing this.
His gaze swept across the surroundings.
Sure enough, the martial artists here are generally quite powerful, with Spirit Sea Realm cultivators everywhere, and occasionally you can even sense the aura of a few Soul Platform Realm cultivators.
Moreover, the currency used for transactions here is not gold or silver used in the secular world, but spirit stones.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Lu Xuan and Su Qinghuan entered the market area of Luoxia Town.
The streets were lined with stalls, offering a dazzling array of goods, including materials from various monsters, spiritual herbs and medicines, and even some broken magical artifacts and weapons.
"Look, take a look! A freshly dug-out, still-warm Fiery Tiger Demon Core! Only ten low-grade spirit stones to get it!"
"A family heirloom treasure map! An ancient cultivator's cave! Only fifty low-grade spirit stones!"
The sounds of vendors hawking their wares rose and fell, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.
Lu Xuan watched with great interest.
Just then, he suddenly stopped in front of an inconspicuous stall.
The stall owner was a ragged old man with several dark, unremarkable stones and a few dried spiritual herbs in front of him.
At first glance, it looks extremely shabby.
But Lu Xuan's gaze was fixed on one of the fist-sized gray stones, its surface covered with cracks.
As he approached the stone, the Primordial Pearl within his body trembled slightly.
Lu Xuan immediately squatted down, picked up the stone casually, and asked a question seemingly casually.
"How much is this?"
The old man raised his cloudy eyes and glanced at Lu Xuan, saying weakly, "I found this on the outskirts of Broken Soul Valley."
"Although I don't know what it is, it's incredibly hard and impervious to swords and spears."
"If you want it, take five low-grade spirit stones."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan frowned slightly.
"Five low-grade spirit stones?"
Although he had several million taels of silver notes on him, he didn't really need them here.
Just as he was asking if he could buy it with silver, a slender, jade-like hand reached out.
In the palm of his hand were five crystal-clear spirit stones.
"I'll pay."
Su Qinghuan's voice rang out.
The old man's eyes lit up, and he accepted the spirit stone, fearing that the other party might change their mind.
Lu Xuan put away the stone and, without being polite to Su Qinghuan, simply nodded to her, saying, "Thank you."
"Your Highness is too kind."
Su Qinghuan smiled slightly, completely unconcerned.
Five low-grade spirit stones might be a huge sum of money for an ordinary rogue cultivator, equivalent to 50,000 taels of silver.
But for her, it wasn't a big expense.
"Let's go and look around somewhere else."
Lu Xuan was in a great mood.
Although we don't know exactly what this stone is, the fact that it can trigger a reaction from the Primordial Pearl means it's no ordinary stone!
The two continued to stroll through the market.
Although Su Qinghuan didn't know why Lu Xuan was interested in those seemingly shabby things, she would buy them without hesitation as long as Lu Xuan took a liking to them.
In just half an hour, Lu Xuan had acquired three spiritual herbs that were not yet old but had unique medicinal properties, as well as a piece of incomplete and unidentified animal hide.
Su Qinghuan paid for him with about a hundred low-grade spirit stones.
Although Baicao Pavilion is a property of a secular dynasty, as a disciple sent by the Ziyang Sect to manage it, Su Qinghuan receives a certain amount of spirit stones every month.
"Hey! Isn't this the beautiful Su?"
Just as the two were preparing to leave the market and find an inn to stay in, a slightly frivolous voice suddenly came from behind them.